Toss together:
1-2 C. lettuce
1-2 C. arugula
1/4 C. chopped mint leaves
Add on top:
4 C. seeded watermelon chunks
1 C. feta cheese
Dressing:
1/4 C. olive oil
zest and juice of 1-2 limes
2 T. white vinegar
Benvenuto!
For the children of Manny and Barbara Scavone, life has always been a banquet. This collection is intended for them to share the traditional Italian recipes handed down through the women of the family, and so lovingly prepared during their childhood. It is also for the extended family, bringing new dishes to the fold.
THE RECIPES
- All Appetizers
- All Beverages
- All Breads
- All Breakfasts
- All Cookies
- All Desserts and Sweets
- All Main Dishes - Beef
- All Main Dishes - Beef and Pork
- All Main Dishes - Fish/Seafood
- All Main Dishes - Meatless
- All Main Dishes - Pork
- All Main Dishes - Poultry
- All Salads and Side Dishes
- All Sauces
- All Soups
- All Stews
- Amaretta Cookies
- Amatriciana
- Applesauce Roll
- Banana Bread
- Barbecue Sauce (Uncle John's)
- Bean Soup (Aunt Dottie)
- Beans Beans Beans
- Beef Brisket
- Beef Goulash
- Beef Stew (Bim's)
- Beet Salad
- Bloody Mary mix
- Bracciole
- Bracciole (Jimmy style)
- Bread Dip
- Bread Dumplings
- Breakfast Before
- Brisket
- Broccoli Casserole
- Brown Sauce
- Brownie Biscotti
- Butter and Jam Cookies
- Cannoli Cookies
- Caponata
- Caramel Layer Cookies
- Cardoon Soup
- Chafing Dish Meatballs
- Cheese Cake (no crust)
- Cheesy Potato Casserole
- Chicken a Cacciatore
- Chicken and Dumplings
- Chicken and Soy Sauce
- Chicken Gumbo
- Chicken Murphy
- Chicken Pie
- Chicken Saltimbocca
- Chili (Bim's)
- Chocolate Cake
- Chocolate chip cookies (Bim's)
- Chocolate Cookies
- Chocolate Frosting
- Chocolate Sunday Dessert
- Christmas Crescents
- Cinnamon Loaf
- Cinnamon or Pistachio Pinwheels
- Cinnamon Rolls (Bim's)
- Cioppino (Fish Stew)
- Clam Fettucine
- Cobb Salad
- Cobbler
- Cornbread (Jimmy's)
- Corned Beef Dinner (Bim's)
- Corned Beef with Vegetables
- Crab Dip
- Crab Fettuccine
- Cranberry Chutney
- Cream Puffs
- Creamy Rosemary and Sage Polenta
- Crescent Cheese Cake
- Crustless Quiche
- Devil Dogs (Aunt Jean)
- Easter Bread
- Eggnog Cookies
- Eggplant (summer eggplant style)
- Eggplant Relish
- Escarole Soup
- Fig Cookies
- Filled Chocolate Cups Say You Care
- Fish Tacos
- Flank Steak
- French Toast Baked
- Fruit Crumble
- Fruit Pies (Bim's)
- Fudge Cake
- German Cheesecake
- German Cream Cheese Brownies
- Ginger Snaps
- Granola
- Grasshopper Brownies
- Ham
- Hamburger Soup
- Holiday Pound Cake
- Irish Soda Bread
- Jiffy Beer Bread
- Kahlua Cake (Aunt Jean's)
- Kale Salad
- Lasagna
- Lemon Stars
- Linguine with Clam Sauce
- Macaroni and Cheese
- Macaroni Potato Egg Salad
- Manicotti
- Marinated Pork Tenderloins
- Marinated Vegetable Salad
- Meat Sauce (Jimmy's)
- Meatballs (Joey's)
- Meatballs (John's)
- Meatballs (Mom's)
- Meatloaf
- Meatloaf with Cheese
- Meme Gertrude's Never Fail Bread
- Minced Clams
- Mincefruit Pie
- Minestrone Soup
- Neapolitan Cookies
- Onion Omelet (Mr. Romanelli)
- Orange Loaf Cake
- Pasta e Ceci
- Pasta Fagioli with Ground Turkey
- Pasta Fazul
- Pasta With Tuna
- Peanut Butter Creams
- Pear Tart
- Pecan Pie
- Perogies
- Pesto
- Pickled Vegetables
- Pickles
- Pie (fruit)
- Pie Crust
- Pignoli Cookies
- Polenta
- Pork Tenderloin (stuffed and rolled)
- Pork Tenderloins
- Pot Roast
- Pound Cake
- Pugliese-Italian Bread
- Pumpkin Bread
- Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Pie
- Pumpkin Squares
- Pumpkin Tira Misu
- Ramps (spring onions)
- Ravioli
- Ravioli (pumpkin)
- Red Beans and Rice
- Rice Pudding
- Risotto - Basic Recipe
- Risotto - Genovese
- Roasted Fennel Carrots and Red Onion
- Rum Balls
- Saint Joseph's Cream Puffs
- Salmon Tetrazzini
- Sauce Alfredo a la Lisa
- Sauerkraut Soup
- Sausage and Peppers
- Scampi
- Shepherd's Pie
- Sloppy Joe
- Snow Ball Cookies
- Soft Molasses Cookies
- Spaghetti Puttanesca
- Spaghetti with Anchovy Sauce
- Spinach Balls
- Spinach Casserole
- Spinach Pie
- Spinach-Egg Bake
- Strawberry Rhubarb Dumplings
- Stuffed and Rolled Pork Tenderloin
- Stuffed Flank Steak
- Stuffed Shells
- Stuffing
- Summer Eggplant
- Sunday Pasta Dinner
- Swiss Chard & Mozzarella Tart
- Swiss Steak
- Teriyaki Turkey Meatballs
- Texas Sheet Cake
- Thanksgiving Turkey
- Tira Misu
- Tomato Sauce (Bim's)
- Tomato Sauce (Ginny's)
- Tomato Sauce (John's)
- Tomato-Onion Bread
- Tortellini Soup
- Tortola Stewed Chicken
- Tuna Broccoli Chowder
- Tuna Casserole
- Tuna Pillows
- Two Cabbages Salad
- Watermelon Salad
- White Lasagna
- White Layer Cake
- Wiener Schnitzel
- Zucchini Bread
- Zucchini Salad
Printing Recipes
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THE CAST OF CHARACTERS
Manny and Barbara (Valerie) Scavone
Mom and Dad on their wedding day, before seven children, fourteen grandchildren and dozens of great-grandchildren.
Nana Rosie
Rose (McDermott) Valerie, Barbara's mother
Nana Stella
Catherine Stella (Cacciabue) Scavone, Manny's mother
Grandma Tressa
Teresa (Badarocco) Cacciabue, Manny's maternal grandmother
Grandma Fanny
Felicia (Perrotta) Scavone, Manny's paternal grandmother
THE WOMEN
The handing down of recipes through the generations is a means of preserving family as an identity. One doesn’t simply produce offspring, one leaves them with the knowledge of who they are, with parts of those who’ve gone before and what they knew of life. In teaching her to cook, a mother teaches her daughter to nurture, to grow her children to be strong and good, and to preserve the tradition of family for them to take as their own.
When a new daughter entered the family, she went to her new mother to learn her husband’s favorite dishes, for to do his job of supporting the household, a man needs nurturing, too. Stella learned from Fanny how to cook for John; Barbara learned from Stella how to cook for Manny. The new daughter combined these skills with her own; thus, the family table was further enriched, and traditions grew.
It is to our lasting good fortune that these women were much more than students. Each was a talented chef. They knew how to follow a recipe and when exact measurements were important. But so much of it was instinctive. Mom would put "this much" salt in the gravy, and pour an amount into her palm. Was it a teaspoon? A tablespoon? It was enough so that the gravy tasted right. They were inventive. What matter if there was little in the refrigerator when times were tough? They could take almost anything and make a meal that more than satisfied hunger and taste. Experiment with the recipes yourself, add your own touches. Mom, Nana and Grandma won’t mind, as long as you enjoy what comes out. In our family tradition, food represents the bounty of the Earth. It is a gift, and our duty not only to use it, but to use it well.
When a new daughter entered the family, she went to her new mother to learn her husband’s favorite dishes, for to do his job of supporting the household, a man needs nurturing, too. Stella learned from Fanny how to cook for John; Barbara learned from Stella how to cook for Manny. The new daughter combined these skills with her own; thus, the family table was further enriched, and traditions grew.
It is to our lasting good fortune that these women were much more than students. Each was a talented chef. They knew how to follow a recipe and when exact measurements were important. But so much of it was instinctive. Mom would put "this much" salt in the gravy, and pour an amount into her palm. Was it a teaspoon? A tablespoon? It was enough so that the gravy tasted right. They were inventive. What matter if there was little in the refrigerator when times were tough? They could take almost anything and make a meal that more than satisfied hunger and taste. Experiment with the recipes yourself, add your own touches. Mom, Nana and Grandma won’t mind, as long as you enjoy what comes out. In our family tradition, food represents the bounty of the Earth. It is a gift, and our duty not only to use it, but to use it well.
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